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02-11-14, 03:44 AM
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02-12-14, 01:38 AM
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FF12-10/A16-3
CONFIDENTIAL 050502 NOV 1942 From : CDR T. E. Thompson To : ComSubPac Report from USS Drum (SS228) Patrol area : East China Sea The following ships/aircraft have been destroyed Number of Warships sunk : 2 Number of Merchants sunk : 3 Total Warship tonnage : 5402 Total Merchant tonnage : 30773 Total Gross tonnage : 36175 271359 OCT 1942 Aircraft destroyed! G4M Betty Long 162° 10' E, Lat 22° 10' N 292026 OCT 1942 Ship sunk! Small Old Split Freighter, 2429 tons Long 146° 53' E, Lat 22° 32' N 301007 OCT 1942 Ship sunk! Akizuki Destroyer, 2701 tons Long 143° 23' E, Lat 22° 53' N 301018 OCT 1942 Ship sunk! Akizuki Destroyer, 2701 tons Long 143° 23' E, Lat 22° 53' N 301023 OCT 1942 Ship sunk! Large Old Passenger Carrier, 9579 tons Long 143° 24' E, Lat 22° 53' N 301039 OCT 1942 Ship sunk! Huge European Liner, 18765 tons Long 143° 24' E, Lat 22° 54' N Torpedoes fired : 15 Torpedo impacts : 11 Torpedo misses : 2 Torpedo duds : 0 Torpedo premature explosions : 2 Patrol narrative: While enroute to our patrol station we encountered a lone Betty. While I am generally hesitant to engage air targets, this one made an unexpected change in course which brought it directly over head. The gunnery crew made short work of it, and it never even had a chance to drop any ordinance. Our next encounter was a sonar contact to the northeast. We dove to periscope depth and moved to intercept. Upon finding a lone old split freighter, we positioned ourselves for an attack. The first torpedo detonated prematurely, while the second found its mark. With the freighter now crippled, we surfaced and finished her off with the deck gun. Again, my gun crew displayed exemplary performance. It was at this point in the patrol that the new radar proved its worth. We dected several returns to the northwest. As it was foggy with limited visibility I elected to move to intercept on the surface. This was a mistake as we soon found ourselves taking fire from a destroyer. I cannot entirely fault the radar operator, or equipment, as it seemed to appear out of nowhere. I ordered a crash dive and evasive maneuvers. Is short order we found ourselves in position to fire and sank the destroyer. This attracted another destroyer, which were also able to strike as it rushed to the scene. At this point the third destroyer cut and ran, abandoning it's charges. The we surfaced and transmitted a report, an upon receiving orders to sink the transports we did so in textbook fashion. We are now returning to Midway to refit.
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02-12-14, 09:56 PM
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 Down she goes...  Ah HA! That's how the IJN finds you so easily, they follow that arrow! (One time bug, external marker got "stuck on")  Click on your exec in the Gato, then again, and again, it infinitly zooms in on this face (bug)  What did we hit!!?! Oh.... There it was stuck in the bottom like a lawn dart...  My crew are ghosts!! (Seriously, what's with this whenever it's foggy?)
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02-16-14, 08:36 AM
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 Thats a first for me Up close  Coulden't resist  Didn't get the kill points though  (Notice the sea changing from rough seas to calm seas in picture 1) |
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02-16-14, 04:00 PM
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I have noticed the only time I have ever recieved points for sinking a submarines is when I play as a U-Boat. I couldn't tell you how many Russians subs I have sunk.
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02-16-14, 04:18 PM
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02-26-14, 12:12 PM
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I feel the need to write a battle report for last nights patrol, as it was my most successful in Silent Hunter IV, and also marked the passing of 300 logged hours in what is, without a doubt my favorite simulator/game
 .. Since I don't have the sim in front of me, and can't remember the sub designation or the specific class designations of some of the ships sunk, I have taken a few liberties so please excuse any historical innacurracies. Software used: SH4, Operation Monsun (latest version), OMEGU, Enemies of Germany MOD --- The Torpedo that may change the war, Patrol Report, U-2202 Commanding Officer Oberleutnant Kasey von Johan January 24th 1945, Nazair, France We set sail aboard the pride of Germany, our new type XXI U-boat in mid-December from our base in Norway with orders to circle north of England to a grid several hundred kilometers south west of Cornwall and intercept allied shipping. We had on board a compliment of 1/2 load standard straight run torpedoes, as well as a half load of two experimental torpedo types. 6 'homing' torpedos which the lads from ordanence inform me can track both merchants and escorts, as well as 6 of these newfangled 'ladder formation' torpedos they want us to try. Apparently if I can master these, a comfortable desk top training future U-boat captains awaits me in Berlin. We spent the 3.5 weeks transiting to our patrol grid surface running at night, and snorkelling by day. As we approached England, allied air patrols increased forcing us to run submerged and on battery during the day. No shipping was spotted en route but many planes. The allies seem to be dropping seeker torpedos during the day near us, leading me to believe we may have a spy on board or an intelligence leak back home. Thankfully these attempts were futile, as the torpedos cannot track us submerged and running silent. No night time patrols were spotted, thankfully, allowing us to make good progress to our target grid. A large convoy was reported 1000km west of us. 10 days before arrival, tracking towards our destination. I decided to proceed with the mission, in the hopes command wished us to intercept this convoy at our expected arrival position. We risked a few hours of surface travel during twilight hours to ensure we arrived well ahead of the convoy. A few aircraft spootted, in all cases we dove to avoid. Depth charges and homing torpedos did no damage. Upon arrival to our destination grid, we patrolled for three uneventful days. At dusk of the third day Sonar reported a warship sound contact 25 NM north east. we snorkelled to a closer position. We discovered a group of 6 British Corvettes. Normally, I would avoid these but I saw an opportunity to test the Fuhrer's newest weapons. From a depth of 40 feet I lined up two firing solutions, one for two of the homing torpedos and one for two of the ladder type that would take them on a route that should pass most of the Corvette convoy. Four fish fired. One homing torpedo misguided, the other hit and destroyed a corvette. 1 minute later both ladder torpedos made contact with targets. All 3 enemy ships sunk. the remaining corvettes immediately started depth charging, but their sonar procedures seemed poor and we were able to move to about 1 mile separation. I ordered secure from silent running and a reload of the same torpedo types. This boat is so quick to reload her torpedos, we were ready to fire all four within 10 minutes. My commendations to my torpedo crew. With our second attack we dispatched two more corvettes with single hits from the homing torpedos. I fired two more ladder torps at the remaining corvette as she ran. Both missed. We remain on station. 2 days later more warships on contact. 6 american frigates and a flat top in the middle heading south west - straight for us. Daylight hours and 15m/sec winds make a periscope attack impossible ..I fired all 6 torpedos on sonar bearings. 2 homers, 2 ladders, 2 standard. All miss except one ladder which makes contact with the american carrier. Again, poor ASW tactics mean we were able to exit the depth charging zone and reload. We have now only standard torpedos remaining. We have been ordered to sink the carrier at all cost before we dove. I order the boat to run silent into a good firing position. As luck would have it, the american convoy passes near us and the flat top directly overhead. I order a 180 degree turn, increase to flank speed and an immediate blow ballast. Now is not the time for caution. We halt the boat at persicope depth and put up two scopes for a quick view of the field. The american carrier and two frigates are lined up right in front of us. We mark bearings and distance, scope down, and immediately dive to 55 meters. Some light machine gun fire damage to our observation scope as we dove. It could have been much worse. At depth, all 6 tubes fired towards the last known position of the cluster of ships. Two contact the carrier, one contacts a frigate. Both ships destroyed. Glory to Germany. Many hours of depth charging follow. Some light damage to a few compartments but we are able to escape. Empty of torpedos we now head to Nazaire, France to resupply. En route we find a single, lone british merchant. A small vessel with a coal powered prop and two sails heading south towards france. At night, weather conditions poor but we are able to man the AA guns. I order the crew to fire upon her with both high explosive and armor piercing rounds. Several exposions aboard and crew killed. Pilothouse destroyed but her engines would not quit nor would she sink. at 25% remaining ammunition we broke off our attack and returned to course. Many aircraft in the area en route to france, but all clear at night. Weather has improved the closer we sail to shore. We wait at the shallows for the cover of night to make our final run to the Nazair Port. Report ends Oberleutnant, Casey Von Johann U-2202 |
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02-28-14, 09:51 AM
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Finally got back into SH4 and installed everything again...
    
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03-03-14, 06:34 AM
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The first battleship I've sunk so far on my U-boat is a US New Mexico class.
Was night time, s-w of Australia. I managed to position my U-boat in front of the line of approach of a large US-task force I held position while submerged. Waited for the destroyer at the lead to pass, thankfully without detection. The New Mexico ship was the first BB in the main column. I fired my 4 forward torpedoes, all hit. It wasn't enough to sink her, she was on her side a like 2Ks. Then the escorts moved in. I manouvered myself to the limping BB on her 9 so that I would overtake her on her 11 o'clock and used one of my aft-torpedoes as a final blow. Succeeded. However first I it took like 10 minutes of traveling side-by-side with the BB before she slowed to 1k so I could overtake her and fire a clear aft-shot. Then I had to travel south for like 2 hours with 3 destroyers on my back. Eventually gave up. My biggest kill yet, and made me sweat trying to lose the DDs 
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03-04-14, 04:04 AM
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[confidential]
FF12-10/A16-3 CONFIDENTIAL 191520 JUN 1943 From : CAPT T. E. Thompson Cycle : 6 To : ComSubPac Patrol 12 Summary Report from USS BALAO (SS285) Patrol area : Yellow Sea The following ships/aircraft have been destroyed Number of Warships sunk : 1 Number of Merchants sunk : 21 Total Warship tonnage : 2701 Total Merchant tonnage : 68709 Total Gross tonnage : 71410 172259 MAY 1943 Ship sunk! Junk, 80 tons Long 125° 01' E, Lat 10° 16' S 172259 MAY 1943 Ship sunk! Large Sampan, 80 tons Long 125° 01' E, Lat 10° 16' S 172259 MAY 1943 Ship sunk! Fishing boat, 200 tons Long 125° 02' E, Lat 10° 16' S 172301 MAY 1943 Ship sunk! Liferaft, 0 tons Long 125° 02' E, Lat 10° 16' S 181137 MAY 1943 Ship sunk! Sampan, 80 tons Long 127° 21' E, Lat 8° 16' S 190540 MAY 1943 Ship sunk! Large Modern Composite Freighter, 7175 tons Long 127° 19' E, Lat 3° 44' S 192246 MAY 1943 Ship sunk! Large Modern Tanker, 10016 tons Long 126° 53' E, Lat 0° 38' S 240351 MAY 1943 Ship sunk! Large Old Split Freighter, 8328 tons Long 120° 51' E, Lat 3° 55' N 260918 MAY 1943 Aircraft destroyed! G4M Betty Long 126° 29' E, Lat 1° 22' S 261149 MAY 1943 Aircraft destroyed! A6M2 Zero Fighter Long 126° 30' E, Lat 2° 02' S 261150 MAY 1943 Aircraft destroyed! A6M2 Zero Fighter Long 126° 29' E, Lat 2° 01' S 261406 MAY 1943 Aircraft destroyed! G4M Betty Long 126° 11' E, Lat 2° 33' S 011502 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Fishing boat, 200 tons Long 123° 56' E, Lat 10° 47' S 011502 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Large Sampan, 80 tons Long 123° 56' E, Lat 10° 47' S 011503 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Junk, 80 tons Long 123° 56' E, Lat 10° 48' S 012013 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Large Sampan, 80 tons Long 125° 11' E, Lat 10° 08' S 012015 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Junk, 80 tons Long 125° 11' E, Lat 10° 08' S 012015 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Fishing boat, 200 tons Long 125° 12' E, Lat 10° 08' S 030859 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Medium Old Tanker, 5092 tons Long 127° 18' E, Lat 4° 09' S 031024 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Modern Passenger Liner, 6875 tons Long 127° 21' E, Lat 4° 04' S 041637 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Medium Old Split Freighter, 5458 tons Long 125° 09' E, Lat 2° 04' N 062016 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Large Old Passenger Carrier, 9626 tons Long 116° 24' E, Lat 8° 27' N 062134 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Large Modern Tanker, 10018 tons Long 116° 27' E, Lat 8° 26' N 062135 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Akizuki Destroyer, 2701 tons Long 116° 27' E, Lat 8° 26' N 110635 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Medium Old Tanker, 4881 tons Long 115° 54' E, Lat 8° 37' N 141923 JUN 1943 Ship sunk! Junk, 80 tons Long 119° 42' E, Lat 7° 09' S Torpedoes fired : 44 Torpedo impacts : 28 Torpedo misses : 9 Torpedo duds : 1 Torpedo premature explosions : 6 Weather data: 131843 MAY 1943 Clouds Clear, Precipitations None, Fog None Wind Speed 5 meters per second, direction 0. 192156 MAY 1943 Clouds Clear, Precipitations None, Fog None Wind Speed 11 meters per second, direction 55. 192221 MAY 1943 Clouds Clear, Precipitations None, Fog None Wind Speed 11 meters per second, direction 55. 250050 MAY 1943 Clouds Clear, Precipitations None, Fog None Wind Speed 4 meters per second, direction 191. 030838 JUN 1943 Clouds Clear, Precipitations None, Fog None Wind Speed 1 meters per second, direction 174. 191520 JUN 1943 Clouds Clear, Precipitations None, Fog None Wind Speed 12 meters per second, direction 154. [Patrol End]
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03-04-14, 05:56 AM
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Okay I'll try this, still running tests and killing bugs on my Asiatic career start mod so I'll do one of those.
Career start Manila, USS SCORPION, a SARGO class with an experimental conning tower which was adopted by all fleet boats later in the war. Cast off all lines 0800 DEC 10, 1941, orders to patrol Celebes Sea. Turned out the first problem was gonna be getting there, or even getting out of Manila Bay. SD radar picked up unidentified aircraft from the south, 51 feet under the keel here so diving wouldn't help. NOW SET AIR DEFENSE CONDITION ONE, ALL HANDS MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS. Zeros, half a dozen coming in to shoot up the docks. Didn't have to fight them off alone, a SOMERS class destroyer and a NORTHHAMPTON class cruiser were departing at the same time to investigate some wild report about Japanese ships sighted coming into Manila Bay (some coastal battery lookout had a few too many). 0810 it was all over, all the zeros shot down or departed for the city of Manila. 0815 sighted a cruiser group of 1 CA and 2 CLs from the north heading the same way, went to all ahead full to see where everyone was going. 0825 passing Cavite, US tanker on fire in the docks. 0840 another SD contact coming from Manila up our fantail. 0845 CHECK FIRE, those are friendlies, a pair of Wildcats heading the same direction as everyone else. Radio, you got anything? What's going on? 0850 sighted two more cruiser groups, and another SD contact heading toward Manila from the bay entrance. Turned out to be a VAL dive bomber, shot down by the SOMERS ahead of us. 0900 another VAL, where did he come from? Fathometer reading 70 feet, fuggedaboudit. Ordered the lower sound heads rigged in and told them to check they're all the way up. If we do have to dive there's a good chance we'll scrape the bottom, no sense wiping off the sound heads. Changed course to 270 to head for the deepest water there is here, I'm actually starting to hate Manila Bay. 0907 Got the bastard,nice shooting, Chief! Sierra Hotel! This crazy flyboy was already burning after passing over the cruiser group to the north, made three bomb runs on us while trailing fire and smoke, near misses astern and to port. Last run he was out of bombs and I think he was coming back just to be obnoxious, was actually flying off to the south when the forward 40 got him. 0912 another SD contact from astern, another pair of wildcats. 0915 another SD contact astern, one TBD Devastator followed by two more. Heading same as everyone else. Radio, see if you can raise command. Flags, query that OMAHA cruiser on the starboard bow. Maneuvering, all head flank. I'm gonna get out of the Navy and become a sewer worker, nobody tells me nothing.  0920 guess that guy wasn't drunk after all, either a BB or CA steaming slowly toward Corregidor. Looks too BIG to be a cruiser, and if it's a battlewagon it ain't one of ours cause we don't have any. 0925: Cripes, it's a BB all right, KONGO class. I guess it's not a drill this time. 0940 back to logging this, had to change my shorts.  Evil murdering monster opened fire at an impossible range, but I canceled the order to dive when I realized he was shooting at something, but not us. I swear I saw a torpedo explosion on his side, and he's smoking now, could one of those TBDs actually have HIT him?!  0935 range about 12 Kyards, he's still firing, caught a glimpse of an aircraft flying over him. Saw at least one, possibly two, smoke trails go down like meteors into the water. Flooded down to decks awash. Around 0930 starboard lookout reported a US tanker on fire but still underway about 14000 yards north. Didn't see it, I was "adjusting my uniform to present a proper military appearance".  0940 range 8500 yards, ordered periscope depth because it seemed less cowardly than going back to Manila and catching a train to anywhere this unholy demon wasn't.  Gotta boogie though, no way to contact them but that SOMERS and NORTHHAMPTON are only a few miles astern, they're toast if I don't get some fish into this horror before they come in range of his guns and for some reason they're not seeing our signal light, they didn't acknowledge the blinker messages before we pulled the plug.0953 range 5500. Set 1 and 2 for low speed 25 foot depth, aimed at the tip of the bow (because I suspect he'll see the wakes and speed up) and fired. He's doing about 1 knot, dunno if he's damaged or just not in a hurry to get to Corregidor. 5 minute run time but I can't wait, that tin can coming up behind me is almost in his range. 0955 range 4800, he's opened fire on the US DD 3000 yards behind me. 0958 got lucky, first fish hit under one of the forward turrets setting off a secondary and chain reaction, second torpedo also hit but turned out to be a wasted shot. 1000 cripes, was so busy watching that Kongo blow up and sink I didn't notice more coming up - 2 CLs, one CA, one CV. The CA is closest at 3500 yards, he woke me up when he started firing on the destroyer, now 2700 yards astern therefore only 6200 yards from this enemy cruiser group. 1004 TAKAO heavy cruiser and 2 KUMA light cruisers, carrier looks like a HIRYU. Tin can getting some good hits on the TAKAO, and a US heavy just came within range and opened fire on him too. 1005 fired one fish at each of the enemy cruisers, bad angle but the TAKAO is really hammering the NORTHHAMPTON. Hits on all three, sunk one CL and stopped the CA dead in the water, but the other CL shrugged it off and kept going. 1010 KUMA and a destroyer sunk by US surface ships, and I think I saw a Dauntless dive bombing the HIRYU. TAKAO being hammered by that destroyer (he's still alive?!) and about 6 US heavy and light cruisers now. Fired one from the stern tubes at the TAKAO, kicked another hole in his side. But with 2 fish and all the pounding he's still firing back like a demon, so sent another one at him. Saw a huge splash alongide just after firing, another SBD zoomed overhead. I think I saw another VAL about the same time shot down by the SOMERS, I gave up trying to log all these flying machines. 1012 TAKAO blew up and went down, didn't get credit for the sinking because credit goes to whoever gets in the last hit. Some disadvantages to this mod. Collided with the masts of a sunken KUMA (water still only 100 feet deep here). 1015 still heading southwest toward bay exit, two destroyers heading my way. Got a whole 40 feet under the keel at periscope depth, so headed west toward "deeper" water. Less shallow is more accurate. 1035 reached a less shallow part, went down to 100 feet and turned north since I had sound contacts closing from the north. Both destroyers destroyed (HA!) by US cruisers, new sound contacts southwest so turned that way and came back to persicope depth. More big superstructures on the southwest horizon bows on. 1036 US cruiser group bearing 200 to 230 ranges 300 to 400 yards, surfaced to make more speed towards new contacts southwest. One really really tall superstructure, please tell me that's not another battleship. Two others have to be heavy cruisers, all three are firing at something. Pretty sure that's an airplane making a dive bombing run on the really big possible (hope not) BB. 1040 BB alright, two CAs, one smoking. Thought the BB was smoking too, but not now, apparently a plane crashed near her. 1045 Fired two at damaged heavy cruiser, both hits, sunk since she was under fire from 3 OMAHA class light cruisers and a Dauntless dive bomber. Continued closing second CA and BB, more ships off to the northwest, CA and another CV - Shokaku? with one or two escorts. 1055 Fired two remaining loaded bow tubes, one at cruiser the other at an ISE battleship, hit both. Turned west to bring stern tubes to bear. 1105 Cruiser blew up, so fired four stern tubes at BB, 3 hits. One forward tube reloaded so swung around north to fire that at the BB, but she sank so I checked the swing pointing at the Shokaku to the northwest. No credit for either, since there were three US CLs and one CA firing at both of them while I was shooting. One US OMAHA class CL sank, not sure if it was the cruiser or battleship that sank her. 1120 fired one each remaining tube at SHOKAKU class carrier and MAYA class heavy cruiser, hit both, got credit for the MAYA but not the carrier. Three US CLs to the north snak both destroyers, one US light cruiser was sunk. Surfaced, at the bay exit now with Corregidor bearing 025 true 10 miles. One US CA on fire 4000 yards northeast but still making 2 knots. Contact to the south, looks like ANOTHER BB. 5 fish left and battery down to 50% with all this high speed running at periscope depth, so headed toward him on the surface at standard speed. 1150 closed to 1200 yards of BB, fired four fish, four hits. No credit since again she was under fire from 2 US CAs, dirty bums stole my thunder by getting in a few hits as she was starting to roll over. Total score; 3 aircraft KONGO BB 30000 TAKAO CA 12500 KUMA CL 5170 MAYA CA 12500 Not much for 21 torpedoes and 3 hours at GQ because I was robbed by them cruiser guys, who are probably all bragging about their kills. That's OK, crew of the SCORPION knows who the real heroes were.
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Noob in the Storm
May 12, 1942 "Told ya, XO! Told ya they'd try to run in this storm!" The Cap'n was triumphantly angry pounding his fist rhythmically on his thigh, stalking the control room, impatient for the tracking party to develop the new sound contact. Convoy, 12 merchants.
We had left Pearl by way of Johnston Island bound for the South China Sea, running roughly due west. Somewhere SE of Iwo Jima the mercury plummeted as we ran into the back end of a nasty, brutish storm. At ahead 2/3 we couldn't make 8 knots. East gale winds, a following sea rudely lifted our skirts, shoved our nose into the deep swells. Green water rose over the bow, ran the length of our fordeck, shuddering against the tower and shooting in solid spumes, up, up, to be snatched forward by the gale. Storm rinsed, wind dried, repeat the cycle. For 36 hours. The mostly green crew was bumped, bruised and battered. Sullen. Except for the Chief, wedged into a corner, something steaming, dark, swirling in his mug. "Boat a-pitchin', men a-bitchin', this is a real man-o-war now." He smiled over the lip of his mug, nary spilling a drop. Man-o-war? With the Cap'n having batted 0 for 20 something last trip out not many agreed. The NavBu of Gossip, Half-truths and Drunken Rumors issued a story that he was a ring-knocker, a fair haired Academy grad seeking adventure, who too quickly grew bored with the "polish brass, kiss ..." routine that was the peacetime Navy. As if it could be anything else but attention to detail, building command relationships. He was getting out when the war came on. Another darker story suggested that he ran afoul of an Admiral's wife/daughter. Maybe it was sexual, depending on the teller, but certainly unforgivable. The Powers That Be suggested a severe penance served in the silent service. Whatever the truth, and it probably lay between the two narratives, all agreed this was his last patrol unless he got results. Big results. |
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See that hole in the middle of her? That's what a Fubuki that can fire torpedoes will do to a BB. I'm lucky I didn't get hit by anymore of them.
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Sooo I torpedoed a H6K and...
The torpedo launched the thing about 5000 feet in the air, it tumbled and tumbled for about a minute (you can see by the timestamp) and landed over a mile and a half away!!!
   
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03-17-14, 01:46 PM
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FF12-10/A4-1(11)
S-E-C-R-E-T 082343 OCT 1943 From: VIRTSUBPAC To : DISTLIST Subject: U.S.S. BALAO (SS285) - Loss of. 1. It is with deep regret that the Virtual Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, reports that the U.S.S. BALAO has not been heard from since her last refit at Darwin on 29 September 1943, and is presumed lost. 2. In accordance with operational orders, the U.S.S. BALAO, in the command of Captain Theodore E. Thompson, departed Fremantle on 1 September 1943 for an offensive patrol of approximately one month's duration in the South China Sea. As with previous patrols she demonstrated difficulty in arriving on station as a result of agressive prosecution of any and all targets of opportunity while en-route. 3. The last confirmed communication with the U.S.S. BALAO was on 5 October 1943 where she reported the discovery of, and was order to inflict losses upon, a convoy south of Mindoro Strait. 4. Intercepted communications of the IJN indicate on 8 October 1943 a submarine was discovered in the South China Sea. This was presumably the U.S.S. BALAO on station. The IJN intelligence further indicates that the submarine was engaged and sunk, with the loss of one Shiratsuyu destroyer. 5. In view of the above evidence, the U.S.S. Balao is presumed to have been lost while on war patrol in the South China Sea. 6. Via direct reporting from the U.S.S. BALAO and IJN radio intercepts, the results of her 14th war patrol have been determined to be as follows: Number of Warships sunk : 13Further, we are aware of the following ordinance performance: Torpedoes fired : 89VIRTSUBPAC, Fremantle PATROL MAP Last edited by TG626; 03-17-14 at 02:09 PM. |
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